Eleven Test

1 The author uses the simile in paragraph 5 to show that Rachel feels —

• relieved
• detached
• disgusted
• frustrated

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Eleven" is told from which point of view?2 What is the best summary of paragraph 9?

• 1st person - a young girl on the day of her eleventh birthday
• 1st person - a teacher telling a story about her own a memory of her student
• 3rd person limited - the teacher telling a story about a little girl
• 3rd person omniscient - a girl telling what happens to each of the kids in her class

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.6

What can the reader infer about Rachel in paragraph 12?

• She is confused.
• She is upset.
• She is stubborn.
• She is imaginative.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Which of Rachel’s traits helps develop the plot?

• She is shy.
• She is intelligent.
• She is stubborn.
• She is imaginative.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

To whom does the red sweater really belong?

• Rachel
• Sylvia Saldivar
• Phyllis Lopez
• Mrs. Price

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Why does Rachel get so upset?

• No one remembers her birthday.
• Phyllis Lopez claims the sweater.
• Mrs. Price makes her wear the sweater.
• She is no longer ten years old.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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CCSS.RL.6.3

One can infer that Rachel probably believes that she was...

• treated fairly by Mrs. Price.
• treated unfairly by Mrs. Price.
• treated Kindly by Sylvia.
• treated with consideration by Phyllis.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

What does the red sweater symbolize to Rachel?

• Something terrible and shameful
• The fear of getting older
• The possibilities of fashion
• Something mature and wise

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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CCSS.RL.6.4

The author hints at a possible theme in the story when she uses the symbolism. What theme can we infer that Rachel (and the author) is trying to express when she compares growing old to an onion's layers or to the rings inside a tree trunk?

• Like onions and trees, people grow if they get food and sunlight.
• Like onions and trees, people are one of the many layers of the life on earth.
• People have many layers of emotion -- some childish and some mature.
• As tree rings indicate age, so layers of cells indicate a person's age.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

The blockbuster movie was a _______________ success.

• raggedy
• rattling
• runaway
• invisible

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RL.6.4